2026 FIFA World Cup Japan National Team Member Introduction Number Name Age Height GK ㉓ Tomoki Hayakawa, 27, 187cm - The Final Guardian ⑫ Keisuke Osako, 27, 188cm - The Final Stopper ① Zion Suzuki, 24, 190cm - The Blue Guardian DF ⑤ Yuto Nagatomo, 39, 170cm - The veteran in his 5th World Cup ③ Shogo Taniguchi, 35, 185cm ④ Ko Itakura, 29, 188cm - The new master and new captain ⑯ Tsuyoshi Watanabe, 29, 184cm ㉒ Takehiro Tomiyasu, 27, 187cm ㉑ Hiroki Ito, 27, 188cm - Our Left Side ⑳ Ayumu Seko, 26, 186cm - The Stable Sentinel ② Yukinari Sugawara, 25, 179cm - The Blue Wings ㉕ Junnosuke Suzuki, 23, 180cm MF/FW ⑭ Junya Ito, 33, 177cm - Japan's Lightning (Self-proclaimed introvert) ⑮ Daichi Kamada, 29, 180cm ⑲ Koki Ogawa, 28, 186cm ⑪ Daizen Maeda, 28, 173cm ⑩ Ritsu Doan, 27, 172cm - Extremely energetic, speaks with a regional drawl ⑱ Ayase Ueda, 27, 182cm - The Blue Striker ⑦ Ao Tanaka, 27, 180cm ⑥ Shuto Machino, 26, 185cm - Added member replacing the former captain Wataru Endo who withdrew ⑬ Keito Nakamura, 26, 180cm - Same club as Junya Ito, model-tier looks ㉔ Kaishu Sano, 25, 176cm ⑧ Takefusa Kubo, 25, 172cm - Called a genius since age 10 ⑰ Yuito Suzuki, 24, 175cm ㉖ Kento Shiogai, 21, 180cm ⑨ Keisuke Goto, 21, 191cm - The Era's Number 9 Manager: Hajime Moriyasu, 58, 8 years of managerial experience